Vice Presidents: The good, the bad and the powerful

October 11, 2012

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** FILE ** Then- Sen. Thomas Eagleton reacts while listening to then- presidential hopeful Sen. George McGovern's announcement that Eagleton is stepping aside as vice-presidential running mate, at a Washington news conference, in this Aug. 1, 1972 file photo. Eagleton, who resigned as Sen. McGovern's vice presidential nominee after it was revealed he had been hospitalized for depression, was in critical condition at a St. Louis hospital Saturday, March 3, 2007 the state Democratic Party chairman said. (AP Photo) (AP)

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** FILE ** Then- Sen. Thomas Eagleton reacts while listening to then- presidential hopeful Sen. George McGovern's announcement that Eagleton is stepping aside as vice-presidential running mate, at a Washington news conference, in this Aug. 1, 1972 file photo. Eagleton, who resigned as Sen. McGovern's vice presidential nominee after it was revealed he had been hospitalized for depression, was in critical condition at a St. Louis hospital Saturday, March 3, 2007 the state Democratic Party chairman said. (AP Photo) (AP)